Horse-collar.



HUG. McMILLAN.

- noasn DOLLAR. APPLIQATION P'Imm JAN.19,1910.

1,012,685." Patented Dec.26, 191l.

HUGH G. MCMILLAN, E SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.

. HORSECOLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentetLDec. 26, 1911.

Application filed January 19, 1910. Serial No. 538,846.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, HUGH C. MCMILLAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savanna, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have'invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of

which the following is a specification, referquickly connected or'disconnected, and to mals neck and are adapted to be the" construction by which the edges of the materials composing the collar are united. I accompl sh this object as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

That which I believe to be new is 'set firmly secured together, but may be quickly forth in the claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings,-F1gure 1 isa frontview of my improved collar; Fig.

2 is a partial cross-section on line 2-2 ofv devices for adjustably securing the tugs to the collar; Fig, 3 is a cross-section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the construction employed for securing together the edges of the materials composingthe collar;.-Fig. 4 is a plan view of the lower portion of the collar; Fig. 5v is a cross-section on line 5-5 of Fig. '1, and Fig. 6 is a cross-section on line 6-6'of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings,-as best shown Fig. .1, showing the in Fig. 1, the collar is composed of. two" members 7-8, inthe nature of pads or cushions which fit at opposite sides of the anisecured together at their'lower ends by suitable devices. which will be hereinafter described, their upper ends being connected by auband 9, preferablyv of leather, having at its ends straps 10-11 which are connected by buckles 12-13, respectively, with the: upper ends of the members 7-8. By adjusting the straps 10-11 and their respectivebuckles the size of the collar may be adjusted to fit the animals-neck. 14-15 'indicate .curved hame-bars, preferably of iron or steel, which are fixedly secured to the member, 7-8 and which have an interlocking having I secured strip 26 is connection at their lower ends to unite the lower ends ofthe collar,'as best shown in Figs. 1, l and 5. The hame-bar 14 is pro-- .vided at its lower end with a sleeve 16,

which is adapted to receive a tongue 17 which projects from the lower end of. the' hame-bar 15. The passage 18 through the sleeve 16 is slightly wider vertically than the vertical width of the tongue 17, and it 18 provided at its upper margin with a downwardly projecting lug or tooth 19 which is adapted to-engage serrations 20 on the upper surface of the tongue 17, as best shown in Figs. '1 and 5. The tongue 17, when in operative position, is pressed up, so as to cause the serrations 20'to engage the tooth 19, by a cam-lever. 21 pivotally secured to thelower portion of the sleeve 16 and bearing against'the edge of the tongue 17, as shown in Fig. 1. By turning down the lever 21', the tongue 17 may be released and may then be dropped down to disengage the tooth 19 and permit its withdrawal from the sleeve 16. By this construction the lower ends of the collar may be very released when desired.

22 indicates a loop carried by the sleeve 16 for securing the breast strap to the.

face-plates 23, to which the h'anie-members 14-15 are secured, and leather casings 24,

the edges of which are secured to the faceplates 23. In Fig. 3 I have shown the construction employed for securing the inner margins of the casing 24 to the face-plate 23, the edge of the casing, being extended under the inner edge of theface-plate and to it a. leather strip 25 which extends longitudinally thereof on its under. side. A metal strip 26 is fitted against the under surface ofthe casing adjacent to the strip 25 so that the strip 25 forms a rib which prevents the edge of the casing frompulling out when the metal secured in place. Said strip 26 is secured to the face-plate 23 by bolts 27 placed at suitableintervals, said bolts passing through the face-plate, the edge of the casing,- and the strip 26, as shown in' Fig. 3.

In Fig. 6 'I have shown the manner of securing the outer edge of the casing to the in this casethe edge of the casing being fitted between the edge of the faceface-plate,

and they are made up of metal plate anda metal strip 28 secured to the easing by bolts 29. The casing is filled with suitable stufling material to ,form a pad in sockets extends a rod 31 extending longi-- the usual way.

As best shown in Fig. 1, each of the hamemembers 1415 is provided at its upper end with a plurality of sockets 30 arranged at different heights on the collar, over which tudinally of the upper portion of the hamemember, and fixedly secured thereto. The sockets 30 and rod 31 are employed to receive and retain tug-hooks 32, as shown in Figs. land 2. As therein shown, the. hooks 32 are bent so that their hooked ends are adapted to fit in the sockets 30 and engage the rod 31. When in such position, they maybe fixedly secured in place by set-screws =33 screw-threaded in the hame-members,

as shown in 2. Obviously, by loosening the set-screw 33 the book 32 may be adjusted vertically by fitting it in one or the other ofthe sockets provided to receive it,

.thus providing for adjusting the position of the tugs with reference to their connec tion to the collar to accommodate horses of different heights. The hame-members are fixedly secured to the face-plates 23 preferably by rivets 34, as shown in Fig.- 1. v

That which Inf-claim as my invention, and

desire to secure by" Letters Patent, is,

1; A combined horse-collar and hames,

the upper ends of said sidermembers together, each of said side-members havinga face-plate and a casing, one edge of said casing having a marginal strip secured to the inner face thereof, a retaining strip fitted against the-inner surface of said casing adjacent to said marginal strip, bolts extending through the face-plate, the [casing, and the retaining strip for securing said 'casing to the face-plate, hame-mem- 'bers secured to said face-plates,- and meansfor connecting the lower ends of said hamemembers together.

HUGH O. MQMILLAN.

Witnesseszji j I I J OHN L. JAoKsoN, W; H. DE BUSK. 

